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EFF To Represent Bloggers Against Copyright Troll, Prenda Law
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2013-03-12 05:41
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is joining with attorney Charles Lee Mudd Jr. to represent two blogs caught up in a bizarre lawsuit filed by Paul Duffy and Prenda Law LLC, Duffy's copyright troll law firm.
Copyright trolls try to make money by suing Internet users under various copyright laws. Their tactics include targeting large groups of anonymous "John Doe" defendants for downloading files on BitTorrent, seeking their identities, and exploiting the massive damages in copyright law in order to pressure defendants into settling quickly.
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EFF teaches how to file FOIA requests
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2012-11-05 23:02
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has announced a new project that should make it easier for interested parties to search for information the organization received following their Freedom of Information Act requests, and to file their own requests.
"From cell phone location tracking, the use of surveillance drones, secret interpretations of electronic surveillance law, and the expanding use of biometrics, EFF wants to hold the government accountable and uphold your digital rights," they pointed out.
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EFF opposes CISPA on Hackers and Founders Panel
Submitted by l33tdawg on Sat, 2012-04-21 06:23
Yesterday, EFF participated in a panel discussion about CISPA moderated by CNET's Declan McCullagh and put on by Hackers and Founders. We were happy to have the opportunity to do so, and although we disagreed quite a bit with a key proponent of the bill, House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee staffer Jamil Jaffer, one area where we agreed is that more people should read the text of the bill.
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EFF: "Cybersecurity" Bill Is Broad Enough to Use Against WikiLeaks and The Pirate Bay
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2012-03-09 00:54
Congress is doing it again: they’re proposing overbroad regulations that could have dire consequences for our Internet ecology. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 (H.R. 3523), introduced by Rep. Mike Rogers and Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, allows companies or the government1 free rein to bypass existing laws in order to monitor communications, filter content, or potentially even shut down access to online services for “cybersecurity purposes.” Companies are encouraged to share data with the government and with one another, and the government can share data in return.
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EFF accuses Warner of spamming DMCA takedown notices
Submitted by l33tdawg on Wed, 2012-03-07 02:28
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has accused Warner Brothers Entertainment of using a flawed computer program to send out takedown notices without proper oversight.
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